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Intel Broker’s Guide: When a seller won’t foot the buyer’s agent bill

May 6, 2024

Powered by the latest polling results from the Inman Intel Index, this wide-ranging guide explores how brokerages are steeling themselves for a new type of client: the buyer's-fee-evading seller.

Members of SFAR have a new AI productivity Sidekick

May 6, 2024

Sidekick was developed by San Francisco-based boutique brokerage Avenue 8. It primarily uses a text interface to send commands to retrieve data, execute tasks and in many ways, function as a common, “visual” interface would. It's now offered to members of SFAR.

Leaders in luxury: Kim Bedwell

May 6, 2024

In 1930, the state of Texas adopted “friendship” as its motto. And while the perpetually congenial Kim Bedwell — Global Real Estate Advisor at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas — embodies this welcoming spirit, it shouldn’t be conflated with an absence of dogged ambition.

3 ways to reap the rewards of this spring’s hot homeselling season

May 6, 2024

These three market trend predictions will assist real estate agents in capitalizing on the abundant home selling opportunities available this spring.

Top 4 ways elite teams transformed post-NAR settlement

May 6, 2024

As an agent for more than 15 years, owner of The Young Team and CEO of Fello, Ryan Young feels deeply passionate about helping agents scale their business through listings.

Lesson Learned: What goes around comes around

May 4, 2024

Find out what Atlanta Realtor Nadine Lutz has learned about the wheel of life and how she serves clients with empathy and integrity.

Plan if you must, but prepare for the unexpected

May 4, 2024

Real estate professionals have survived upheaval and change in the past, and we'll do so again, broker-owner Teresa Boardman writes, even if we don't yet know quite how.

Mortgage rates ease for 3rd day in a row on soft April jobs report

May 3, 2024

Rates have been in retreat as bond market investors who fund most mortgage loans react to the latest economic news and scaleback in tightening by Fed policymakers.

NAR commission settlement rules will go into effect in August

May 3, 2024

The massive trade organization promised in March to make various policy changes as part of a landmark settlement. The rules will now roll out slightly later than expected.

Mortgage trends reflect a diversifying America: Redfin

May 3, 2024

Rising population rates and a shrinking racial wealth gap has led to a rise in new mortgage applications among homebuyers of color, according to Redfin's latest report.

Keeping it real: How to showcase your unique value on social media

May 3, 2024

Join Maris Messervey as she reveals expert strategies for showcasing authentic value and growing your business on social media.

Ben Caballero sets new world record with 7,012 home sales

May 3, 2024

Caballero sold 7,012 homes totaling $3.638 billion in volume at an average of more than 19 individual homes every day of the year.